Events
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
Workshop for Psychotherapists
Please join Daniel Kelley-Petersen, M.A.Ed., LMHC, LPC, NCC and Sarah Dyrhaug, M.A., LMHC for this one-day, in-person workshop, An Introduction to Gestalt Therapy.
Gestalt therapy is a humanistic, existential, and process-oriented therapeutic approach. Gestalt therapy lays out a clear path toward more authentic and holistic functioning through differentiated contact with oneself and the world. This results in greater capacity for connection with both self and others. The gestalt approach is non-pathologizing and based on the assumption that humans innately move toward growth and regulation within all levels of their environment.
All providers interested in a didactic, interactive, and experiential introduction to contemporary gestalt therapy are invited. Explore how a gestalt approach teaches you to identify and use your own unique internal reactions in the immediate moment to enhance the effectiveness of your personal therapeutic and interpersonal style. In this one-day intensive workshop, you will explore core gestalt concepts through theory discussions, live demonstration, supportive supervision, and hands-on practice of gestalt therapy-based skills.
Date: Saturday, December 7th, 2024
Time: 9am – 4:30pm
Location: The Emily Program, 1700 Westlake Ave, Suite #700, Seattle, WA
Payment Options are available for all who wish to participate. See registration link below for more information. Suggested cost is $120 for the day which includes CEs.
4 CE credits available. No partial credits will be awarded; though experiential exercises are not offered for credit, they are a required component of the program.
Registration: To register, please visit https://forms.gle/6YtKN9Kn8yM94ayD7
Daniel Kelley-Petersen, M.A.Ed., LMHC, LPC, NCC (he/him)
Dan is a licensed mental health counselor in WA state and licensed professional counselor in the state of Arizona. He began studying Gestalt Therapy in 2014 and serves as Faculty with Gestalt Associates Training Seattle (GATSEA) Program. Dan is passionate about learning and expresses this passion through teaching, offering seminars, facilitating workshops, and hosting salons in the region. Dan enjoys working with adults, couples, and groups through a social justice lens, taking a non-pathologizing and anti-oppression stance. Dan identifies as white, cisgender, straight, and an ally.
Sarah Scott Dyrhaug, MA, LMHC (Washington) (she/her)
Sarah has studied with Gestalt Associates Training Los Angeles (GATLA) in Seattle and Europe since 2015, and joined the Seattle faculty as a group leader in 2023. Sarah is passionate about exploring the ways contemporary gestalt therapy can contribute to dismantling systems of oppression in individuals, families, and communities as well as how our organizations and practitioners must evolve in order to more fully embody the values on which gestalt is based. She works with adults (as individuals, in relationships, and in groups) in a private-practice setting. Sarah’s identities include white, straight, cisgender, and able-bodied.
dkp counseling, PLLC is approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to sponsor continuing education for LMHC, LMFT, LCSW in WA. dkp counseling, PLLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Contact: dan@dkpcounseling.com